Volvo sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium. The Belgian new car market is up another 42.5% to 41,359 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 32.5% to 212,715. Brand leader BMW (+53.9%) even outraces the market to rise to 11.2% share vs. 10.4% so far this year. Volkswagen (+43.4%) remains…
Renault sales are up 156.2% year-on-year in May. 4,402 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in May, up 24.6% year-on-year and leading to a YTD volume up 19.2% to 21,727. Volkswagen (+16.5%) trails the market but holds onto the top spot with 11.4% share, while BMW (+39.1%) is very impressive at…
Audi is the most popular manufacturer in the UK this month. 145,204 new cars hit UK roads in May, a 16.7% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.8% to 772,454. We are nevertheless still below the May 2021 volume of 156,737. Private sales worryingly fall into negative at…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to #3 in Finland in May. 9,258 new cars hit Finnish roads in May, a 19.9% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.9% to 37,156. Toyota (+13.3%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but continues to dominate the brands ranking head…
The Avenger is Jeep's best-seller in Italy this month. New car sales in Italy rise 23.1% year-on-year in May to 149,411 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 702,339. However, worryingly private sales trail the market significantly at +11.5% to 81,062 and 53.5% share vs. 59.2% a year…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Liechtenstein in 2022. New car sales in Liechtenstein drop -6.3% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,524 units. Volkswagen (-13.1%) remains the brands best-seller but sees its market share fall from 13.6% in 2021 to 12.7% this year. In contrast Audi (+23.7%) surges from…
MG ZS sales are up 537.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Spain rise 8.3% year-on-year in May to 92,025 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.9% to 404,337. Private sales edge up 5.3% to 36,495 for the month and 16.8% to 165,425 year-to-date while company sales are up 5.4%…
Dacia sales are up 44.6% year-on-year in April. 31/05 update: Now with Top 80 All brands and Top 440 All models. 26/05 update: Now with Top 25 brands and Top 50 models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, April new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) gain 16.1% year-on-year to 964,932…
The Skoda Octavia is by far the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market gains 13.8% year-on-year in April to 6,892 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 29,047. Skoda (+51.5%) rallies back up on a drab year-ago volume to easily top the…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
The Opel Corsa easily tops the models charts in April. The Greek new car market slows down is progression in April at +10.2% year-on-year to 10,239 sales. That's the smallest YoY growth rate so far this year. After four months, 44,011 new cars have been registered, that's a 38.8% YoY…
The Kia Picanto ranks #3 in Cyprus in April. According to data by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in the country edge up 4.8% year-on-year to 783, still a paltry performance given April 2022 was down -19.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is in better shape though, at…
Proton has reentered the Kenyan market in 2022. The Kenyan new light vehicle market is down -10.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 6,221 units. When adding medium and heavy commercial vehicles we come to 13,352 sales, off -6.3% on 2021. In the brands ranking and counting MCV and HCV, Isuzu reigns…
Land Rover Defender sales more than double year-on-year in China this month. New car imports in China rise 28.4% year-on-year in April to 57,427 units, however keep in mind April 2022 sales collapsed -47.7% on the year prior due to Covid lockdowns. Therefore we are still way off the April 2021…
BMW sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in April. The Ukrainian new car market rallies back up 333.2% year-on-year in April to 5,160 sales on year-ago volumes hit by the Russian invasion. Toyota (+409.5%) outraces the market to reach 15.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Renault (+172.9%) is a little…